Car-coupling



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Patented Feb. 5', l1884..

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l VILLIAM HUNTER, OF GRINDSTONE CITY, MICHIGAN.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION formingpart ofc"v Letters Patent No'. 292,820, dated February 5, 1884.

Application filed October 1 6, 1883.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM HUNTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at VGrindstone City, in the county of Huron and State of Michigan, have invented certain lnew and useful Improvements in Car-Couplers; and I` of these pins will cause them to swing in an upright position unless pulled up by the short levers E at side, to which chains will be con:

nected, so as to be operated from the platform.

at end of car. The sockets D will be partially filled with a packing of rubber, F F', at each side of projecting arms C O', so as to insure precision while allowing room for lateral pressure.

(No model.)

G G' are controlling-pins passing through farther ends of links, and easily removed. The

action is as follows: The link H of the bunter A is passed into bunter A', and the link H' is received in opposite bunter, A, as the two are brought together. The pins B B will then fall into place in the links, coupling the cars by both links, so that in the event of one of the links breaking or becoming detached the other one remainsin position.

I claim as my invention-.e i

A double-link car-coupler consisting of the combination of coupling-pins B B', arms O C', sockets D D', having elongated openings partially iilled with rubber packing F F', short levers E, controlling-pins'G G', and double links H H', all arranged and operating substantially as shown and specified.

VILLIAM HUNTER.

VVit-nesses:

JOHN BRETT,

WVM.. NICHOLSON. 

